Waheed Mirza
Waheed Mirza (born 4 May 1955) is a former Pakistani first-class cricketer. A right-handed batsman, he is notable for having partnered Mansoor Akhtar in a world record opening stand of 561 in 1977. It occurred on 7 and 8 February, while playing for Karachi Whites against Quetta at the National Stadium in Karachi. Mirza scored 324 as part of that opening stand; he had not previously scored a first class hundred.[1] Unusually, Akhtar and Mirza not only opened the batting, but also opened the bowling in both innings. The partnership remains the highest for the 1st wicket in first-class cricket.
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| Born | 4 May 1955 Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder, occasional wicket-keeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1975/76 | Karachi Blues | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1975/76–1976/77 | Karachi Whites | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1976/77–1977/78 | Sindh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1977/78 | Habib Bank Limited | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1978/79–1987/88 | United Bank Limited | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1983/84 | Karachi Whites | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First-class debut | 29 August 1975 Karachi Blues v Pakistan International Airlines | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last First-class | 19 February 1987 United Bank Limited v Pakistan Automobiles Corporation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| List A debut | 4 February 1976 Sind v National Bank of Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last List A | 8 September 1987 United Bank Limited v House Building Finance Corporation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 25 September 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Despite scoring this triple century, Mirza scored only one other first class century in his 60 matches, and averaged only just over 25.
He is a maternal uncle of the Pakistani Test cricketer Fawad Alam.[2]
References
- Wisden 1978, page 1024
- "Cricketing Dynasties: The Twenty Two Families of Pakistan Test Cricket – Part 6 | Sports | thenews.com.pk". www.thenews.com.pk.